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Vandenburg


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Stircrazy wrote:

QF:  Daniel Evans WR 37 defeated (6) Andrey Rublev (RUS) WR 14 by 6-2 7-6(9)   ban-woohoo.gif

 Great result for Dan, but highlights major problems in the current game and where the game is going. I have said this many times before,  tennis has become about brute force, who can out blast who from the baseline.  Once you start introducing slices and variations, a lot of these younger players are totally clueless, as they have never seen this kind of style. All they care about is instagram.  A reason why Federer still have great success at his age, because his variations are too much for these young millennial players. 

  Rublev, only has one style, he runs around his bh to try and hit powerful forehand, no plan B. 

 

 



-- Edited by Vandenburg on Thursday 27th of February 2020 02:43:59 PM

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indiana wrote:

Likely very tough one now.

Dan 4-3 up against top 20 players in his fine start to the year but Rublev in Adelaide in 3 sets was one of his losses. And Rublev has been really firing. 

Now 5-3 and revenge.

This guy is underrranked  biggrin



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With the exception of Djokovic, Federer and Nadal, plus possibly the really tall servers like Isner I'd give Dam a 50/50 chance against any player put there. He is one of the most naturally talented players out there.



-- Edited by emmsie69 on Thursday 27th of February 2020 03:47:32 PM

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David Law tweeted that Dan is 5-3 against top 20 this year. Between 2009 and and 2019 he was 5 wins and 20 losses.

Quite the year for Dan so far. A career year the Americans would call it

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SF:  Daniel Evans WR 37 vs (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) WR 6 (CH = 5 last August)



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im liking the prediction 



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JonH comes home wrote:

David Law tweeted that Dan is 5-3 against top 20 this year. Between 2009 and and 2019 he was 5 wins and 20 losses.

Quite the year for Dan so far. A career year the Americans would call it

 Ha pinched, then just added a bit  wink



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Jimmy09 wrote:

im liking the prediction 

 Tsitsipas won in 3



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Rublev struggling with the low slice that Dan uses for 90% of his backhands. Three tight matches won on the trot, gutsy stuff.

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great video of Dan chatting to ....no one!

mobile.twitter.com/atptour/status/1233011558810357760

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First chance I have had to comment after a long day out. What a win and what a week he is having. The fact that he has been able to come through some tough matches in this way, I think justifies his decision to take the week off last week and miss the Marseille tournament.

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The bubble bursts!

SF:  (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) WR 6 defeated Daniel Evans WR 37 by 2 & 3 in an hour & 21 minutes



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Stircrazy wrote:

The bubble bursts!

SF:  (2) Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) WR 6 defeated Daniel Evans WR 37 by 2 & 3 in an hour & 21 minutes

 I completely missed that happening  just as well! 

Still, great month for Dan, onto the USA and the two big ones! 

 



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Oh! So used to checking overnight scores I totally forgot about this disbelief

Great week for Evo, nevertheless.



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Looks like Dan will land in 28th, new career high and a seeding for IW and presumably Miami as well. Nice work and £180k better off I think!

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